Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report, Shelby, NC

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.45/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 524 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.35/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 411 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.11/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 419 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 496 343
Feeder cattle 463 399 292
Slaughter cattle 73 79 45
Replacement cattle 35 18 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was mostly average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 170.00 $170.00 $289 —
225–240 233 3 150.00–170.00 $159.86 $372 -3.04
260–295 283 8 150.00–172.50 $167.42 $474 +11.28
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -7.50
310–345 326 9 150.00–172.50 $159.70 $521 +2.15
350–360 355 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $513 -11.72
350–390 374 14 147.00–160.00 $151.39 $566 +10.17
410–415 fancy 413 2 157.50–158.00 $157.75 $652 —
400–440 419 10 140.00–155.00 $146.11 $612 +13.61
455–480 468 5 143.00–148.00 $144.98 $679 +16.14
505 fancy 505 1 148.00 $148.00 $747 —
500–545 524 11 133.00–143.00 $136.90 $717 -0.08
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 -7.98
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 -11.98
550–580 571 4 132.50–136.00 $134.65 $769 -2.46
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 -9.11
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 +8.00
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 140.00 $140.00 $238 —
235 235 1 135.00 $135.00 $317 -2.23
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 -4.26
300–320 309 4 120.00–130.00 $124.33 $384 -17.64
355–395 377 11 130.00–145.00 $138.36 $522 -4.92
430–445 438 2 122.50–135.00 $128.64 $563 -4.02
450 450 1 117.50 $117.50 $529 -14.40
505–535 522 3 127.00–130.00 $128.01 $668 +2.49
570 570 2 116.00–131.00 $123.50 $704 +1.93
610–625 618 2 115.00–123.00 $118.95 $735 -3.65
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 3 100.00–110.00 $104.20 $380 —
365–395 thin fleshed 385 4 85.00–95.00 $89.41 $344 —
435 thin fleshed 435 1 92.50 $92.50 $402 —
475 thin fleshed 475 1 95.00 $95.00 $451 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —
555–575 565 2 99.00–106.00 $102.44 $579 —
835 835 1 104.00 $104.00 $868 —
880 880 1 104.00 $104.00 $915 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 105.00–110.00 $107.58 $350 +2.58
360–370 365 4 100.00–107.50 $104.35 $381 +2.68
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 —
460 460 1 112.50 $112.50 $518 —
855 855 1 104.00 $104.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 175 4 132.50–152.50 $139.68 $244 —
205–220 213 2 132.50–135.00 $133.79 $285 +0.54
255–285 269 5 130.00–142.50 $136.00 $366 +0.98
305–325 315 2 117.50–127.50 $122.34 $385 -11.14
310–345 326 7 132.50–140.00 $135.66 $442 +2.18
350–395 372 10 129.00–142.50 $135.91 $506 +7.91
400 fancy 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
400–445 411 22 124.00–132.50 $128.31 $527 +9.29
415 415 1 117.50 $117.50 $488 -1.52
450–490 467 5 124.00–131.00 $126.44 $590 -0.15
470 470 1 123.00 $123.00 $578 -3.59
475 fancy 475 1 146.00 $146.00 $694 —
492 492 2 120.00 $120.00 $590 -3.00
505–545 522 3 118.00–120.00 $119.35 $623 -3.50
565 565 1 113.00 $113.00 $638 -7.00
560–585 570 4 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $693 +1.51
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 +2.50
270–290 280 2 125.00–127.50 $126.29 $354 +0.16
305–345 330 5 117.50–128.00 $123.33 $407 -3.50
350–390 376 10 115.00–128.00 $123.13 $463 +2.98
400–435 416 7 115.00–123.00 $120.12 $500 -1.36
455 455 1 112.50 $112.50 $512 -5.80
455–495 477 12 113.00–123.00 $119.99 $572 +1.69
500–535 516 4 113.00–117.00 $114.96 $593 +1.39
550–585 567 8 111.00–117.50 $114.03 $647 +1.67
620–630 625 2 109.00–112.00 $110.51 $691 -0.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 105.00–112.50 $108.68 $416 —
415 415 1 107.50 $107.50 $446 +2.50
425 thin fleshed 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 —
490–495 493 3 105.00–112.50 $108.17 $533 +4.84
515–540 528 2 105.00–107.00 $105.98 $560 +2.64
580–585 583 2 103.00–110.00 $106.48 $621 +0.48
610–640 625 2 107.00–108.00 $107.49 $672 +8.49
655 thin fleshed 655 1 85.00 $85.00 $557 +2.00
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 +1.00
685 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 -19.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 105.00 $105.00 $383 —
375 375 1 92.50 $92.50 $347 —
385 thin fleshed 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —
515 515 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $554 +0.51
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 -16.99
560 560 1 87.50 $87.50 $490 -20.50
585 thin fleshed 585 1 86.00 $86.00 $503 —
625–645 635 2 101.00–111.00 $105.92 $673 +1.41
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —
775 thin fleshed 775 1 91.00 $91.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 3 135.00–138.00 $136.83 $558 -4.90
400–445 421 13 140.00–150.00 $143.33 $603 +1.60
455 455 1 138.00 $138.00 $628 -1.00
455–495 477 15 139.00–148.00 $141.29 $674 +7.62
500–535 521 6 119.00–131.00 $126.53 $659 -7.90
500–545 524 18 132.50–143.00 $136.06 $713 +1.63
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 +0.61
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 +6.00
560–580 572 5 133.00–138.00 $134.79 $771 +0.80
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 +4.00
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 6 120.00–138.00 $129.71 $549 +0.97
450–490 472 11 122.50–136.00 $131.48 $621 +0.19
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -11.29
525–545 531 4 120.00–131.00 $126.79 $673 -1.60
560–595 580 12 115.00–132.00 $123.47 $716 +0.77
610–645 625 7 112.00–123.00 $115.98 $725 +2.98
650–685 669 9 114.00–127.00 $118.59 $793 —
700–725 711 4 113.00–118.00 $114.74 $816 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 105.00–107.50 $106.23 $441 +11.23
450 450 1 95.00 $95.00 $428 -10.00
455 455 1 112.50 $112.50 $512 +7.50
525 525 1 112.50 $112.50 $591 —
610 610 2 108.00–111.00 $109.50 $668 +4.03
710 thin fleshed 710 1 95.00 $95.00 $674 —
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 +14.00
815 815 1 92.50 $92.50 $754 +7.50
865 865 1 85.00 $85.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 thin fleshed 430 1 90.00 $90.00 $387 —
520 thin fleshed 520 1 90.00 $90.00 $468 —
545 545 1 107.00 $107.00 $583 +5.00
655–665 660 2 99.00–103.00 $101.02 $667 -3.61
740 thin fleshed 740 1 81.00 $81.00 $599 —
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 —
775–792 thin fleshed 786 3 93.00–95.00 $94.34 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1780 1071 80-85% 23 58.00–68.00 $63.21 $677 -0.52
840–1680 1128 80-85% 14 69.00–75.00 $72.14 $814 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–865 823 85-90% 4 31.00–35.00 $33.22 $273 -20.72
835 835 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $493 +5.06
760–1050 909 85-90% 7 46.00–56.00 $49.74 $452 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $886 —
890–1420 1281 75-80% 7 58.00–67.00 $65.35 $837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,377 —
1025–1705 1426 9 83.00–94.00 $90.14 $1,285 —
2000 2000 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,500 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–815 thin fleshed 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 355.00–676.00 $474.44
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 602.00 $602.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
945 thin fleshed 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 470.00 $470.00
880–1390 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 630.00–990.00 $856.60
1295–1415 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 880.00–940.00 $911.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 thin fleshed 630 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 470.00 $470.00
815–845 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 590.00–690.00 $639.10

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
902 902 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 920.00 $920.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,390.00 $1,390.00 —
895–1285 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,170.00–1,240.00 $1,198.74 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,420.00 $1,420.00 +330.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
1445 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 +300.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 52.00 $52.00 $242 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 +11.00
655 655 1 97.00 $97.00 $635 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 70.00 $70.00 $466 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.